Invalid-bed.



PATENTED MAR J. SUMMBRS.

INVALID BED.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 6, 1905.

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Invent Witnesses Attome 110.816,048. PATENTBD 11111.27, 1906.

J. W. SUMMBRS.

AINVALID BED.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. e. 1905.

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Witnesses Inventor.

Uiiirnn gsfiwrns PATnivr onnicn.

- 'JOHN w. fsUMMEesyoF MALTTooN, ILLINOIS.

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, `1.906.

Appleman nea zoomer 6, 1905. asennnafzsnez.

nois, hav'einvented anew and usefulflnvalid- Bed, of which the following is -a Vspeciiicati'on. This invention .relates tolinvalid-fbeds, and y has for its object toprov-ide :a novel vmount-ing of the bed-bottom, `so as tofobtain-adjus'tpatient in diner-ent inclinedpositions. y

'A further object ofthe invention. is tofoby tain adjustments offthe head andoot board members, so 4as to provide inclined props-tor the back and feet of a patient.

.It :is proposedto carry out the present invention Without departing materially from the conventionaliorm of bedstead, y*therebyy to enable the use of anfordinary mattress and fthe usual type of bedclothing.

A still turther object.offthefinvention is to provide for the convenient :supporting Io .a fountain-syringe, douche, `or ithe like 2in Aan elevated position .atfthe foot ofthe bedstead fin position for convenient use upon the oc-` -cu ant ofthe bed. v

ith these and other objeets invi'ewthe present invention consists.in'ithe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be :hereinafter moreully '-describedf, ishown in the accompanying drawingsfand particularly i pointed out in the appendedfclaims,litbeing understood that changes in 'the iform,f=propor tion, size and minor-details may @be .'ma'de` within the scope `of the `:claims without;fde

VVparting from the-ispiritzor sacriiicingfany of the yadvantages fof l.the invention..v l

`In' `the accompanying'drawings, Figure. -1 fis a longitudinalsectional-view of a bedstea'd` embodying the yfeatures of the present :invention. Fig. 2 isfa `detail sectional -vi'ewtaken through the ifoot portion "of -rthe `bed'stead with the kbed-'bottom lowered-and 'the 'footsection adjusted to rest .upon the mattress in an fincllnedposition.` Eig. 3 is ia view ysimilarrto vFig. 2, ytaken through the yhead portion-of the bedstead. -Fig. 4' isaragmenta'ry 4plan view'ofthe bedstead' Fig. 5 is .anten- Ilarged Jfragmentary sectional vview ftalren for lho ding the ebed-'bottom'in its normal "position. Fig. 7 is a detail yperspective x-view ofthegupper end .ofthedouchefstai FigfS is a fragmentary ,planxview illustrating-'the .means for vpr-opping the ,tiltableioot-.rame

vLike charactersyofreference designate corresponding parts in 'each 'and fevery 'iigure 'of p v g posts zand `3, respectively. Head and foot ments vthereof for supporting the body -ofaK bars '4 and 55 connect the res eotiveends of i ithe side-rails fand completet le Jrame of the About midway betweenthe ends lof the l Vbed'stead there :isa Acrossabar 6, which has its .rendsupturned, :asiat 7, and provided with .lateral :projections P8, Aiitte'd in suitable seats i9, carried byV the resp'ectivefside rails, Whereby the l*bar is situated below its -pointsof suppor-t. LBetweenfthefcross-banor hangerf and the '-respecftiveaends of the -bed there are two bottom sections lO-and l1, whichconsist of rectangularframes provided with the respective Woven-Wire mattress-sections 10 sandali The section 1 -1 isl rovidedvwith a Vpairoffhooks 4T2, whichiem 'race the hanger li6., and similarhooks lf3 arefcarriedbyt'he sec- -tion y1;() :andengagjethehanger, whereby the ft'wo sections are :supportedat their inner ends. Eorthesupportoif the outer end of fthe section lil there lis afp'air :offhook-shap'ed -hangers 14, (shown in detail in Fig. l6 of the drawings :wliththeir lupper iends provided with. connections 15 with the fhead cross-bar .4 of the ik-i'rame of the 'bedstead, there fbeinga `b'ar .'lfrgal'so constitutes .a handle for Asimultaneously'movingthe lhangersiout 'of engage` mentwith 'thebedebottom section 11,`so as to permit-Cof the outer-end sof the section ibe- Iinginclined.downwardly upon the *hanger 16 -ofithefpivotal asupport, there `1being :a `crossybar :S117` fconnec'ti-ng theflieadepost 2 adj acent' their :lower ends and in the downward path of th'exou'ter ff'reef'e'nd of the bed-bottom secition "11, Lso fas to lprevent -undue lowering of saidf'sec'ti'on.y

To prevent eindwise.displacementof the mattress, which has been shown in dotted linesiin f3 .o-ithedrawings, when the bed- -bcttomportion 111istilted'downwardlv there 'iis a'guard `1:8, whichis iin, the nature of anv arched 'bar or 'yokacarried bythe outer end.

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of the frame of the bed-bottom section 11. In addition to forming a guard the member 18 also constitutes a handle for convenience in lifting the bed-bottom section when returning the samev to its normal position. By reason of the inclination of the upturned terminals of the hooked hangers 14 the free end of the bed-bottom section 11 will wipe past the same when being elevated, which obviates manual manipulation of the hangers when lifting the bed-bottom section.

The free end of the bed-bottom section 10 is normally supported in a horizontal position in the same manner as described for the section 11; but there is no stop to limit the downward movement of the section. ever, the outer free end of the section 10 is provided at each corner with a foot 19 to engage the floor at the lower limit of the section. The free end ofthe section 10 is provided with a guard, which is the duplicate of the guard 18 upon the section 11. It is proposed to support the section 10 in different tilted positions, and therefore a guard or strap 20 is secured to the free 'end of the frame and passes upwardly and outwardly through a suitable guide 21 upon the top of the cross-bar 5 and thence downwardly to a cleat 22, carried by the cross-bar 23, which connects the lower portions of the foot-posts 3.

The head board or frame 24 is separate from the head-posts 2 and has each side bar provided with a longitudinal slot 25 for the reception of a threaded pin 26, carried by the adjacent post, there being a winged nut 27 carried by the pin for the purpose of clamping the head-frame against the head-post in any elevated position. In addition to being vertically adjustable the head-frame may have its lower end tilted forwardly and supported upon the top of the mattress, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so as to form an inclined support for the back of a patient. The head-frame may be employed in the capacity of a support in the normal position of the bedbottom, as well as in the inclined position thereof. (Shown in Fig. 3.) I

The foot-frame member 28 is similar to the .head-frame member, each side bar having a longitudinal slot 29 for the reception of a suitable adjustable fastening 30, carried by the adjacent foot-post, so as to permit vertical adjustment and also to enable the tiltable adjustment of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The foot-frame section constitutes a foot prop or support when the head and foot frames are adjusted as in ,Figs. 2 and 3, whereby the patient is prevented from slipping downwardly when supported in a sitting posture by the headframe 24. l,

As best shown infFigs. 1 and 4 of the drawings, it will be seen that the foot-frame section is provided with a central upright bar 31, which is pierced through its top by a Howsocket or bore 32 for the slid able reception ol a douche-staff 33, there being a clampingscrew 34 carried by the bar 31 and piercing the socket for engagement with the stalll to support the latter in any elevated position. By preference the stati has one [lat side 34', (shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings,) and the socket has a corresponding ilat side to prevent rotation of the stall?. Upon the top of the staff is a pair of upwardly and inwardly bowed hooks 35, upon which a water-bag or the like is adapted to be hung. It will be noted that the douche-stall' is located inidway between the opposite sides of the bedstead in order that the douche may be conveniently used at any portion of the bedstead, and when not in use it is `of course lowered to a position as shown. in Fig. 2 of the drawings To prevent slipping of the foot-frame section when adjusted as in Fig. 2 of the drawings, a supporting element is mounted upon each side rail of the bedstead and consists of a bar 36, having its ends pivotally connected. to the free ends of the respective links 37 and 38, which are in turn pivotally connected to the flange of the rail 1, as indicated at 39 and 40, whereby the bar may be folded across the top of the' flange and against the inner side of the rail. The bar 36 is provided upon its louter edge with a series of lateral projections or shoulders 41, 42, and 43, with which the foot-frame 28 may be individually engaged, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to prevent rearward slipping of the foot-frame by the pressure of the feet of the patient Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A bedstead having a vertically-tiltable bed-bottom pivotally supported at one end, and a swinging hanger carried. by the frame of the bedstead and detachably engaging the under side of the bed-bottom to support the same in an elevated position.

2. A bedstead having a vertically-tiltable bed-bottom pivotall supported thereon, a pair of hangers loosefy swung from the bedstead with their free upturned ends detachably engaging the under side of the free end of the bed-bottom to support the same, and a cross-bar connecting the hangers.

3. A bedstead having a cross-bar supported by the side rails thereof midway between the ends of the bedstead, bed-bottom sections hinged to the cross-bar, and swinging hangers carried by the respective ends ofthe bedstead with their lower free portions detachably engaging the bed-bottom sections to normally support the same in elevated positions.

4. A bedstead having an upright terminal frame member capable of being tilted vertically to bring its lower edge across the bedstead, and frame-supporting means carried by the side rails of the bedstead and capable lOO IZO

of being shifted into operative and 'inoperative positions.

5. A bedstead having flanged side rails, anv

upright terminal frame capable of being tilted to bring its lower edge across the top of the bedstead, and frame-supporting devices carried by the flanges of the rails and capable of being projected inwardly beyond the same for engagement with the frame and of being withdrawn-across the flanges into their inop` erative positions.

6. A bedstead having an upright terminal frame capable of being tilted to bring its lower edge across the top of the bedstead, pairs of links pivotally supported upon'each side rail of the bedstead, and frame-supporting bars pivotally carried by the 1inks.`

7. A bed-stead having an upright terminal frame capable of being tilted to bring its lower edge across the top of the bedstead, l pairsof substantially horizontal links pivotally supported upon the side rails, and bars pivotally supported upon the links, lsaid bars capable of being folded upon the links into operative and inoperative positions and provided with series of shoulders for engagement by the frame when tilted.v l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto 'afHXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. JOHN W. SUNUVIERS.

Witnesses: i

LEARA ADRIAN,

ED SUMMERS. t 

